Naomi Thomas is building the future of STEM education. Her startup, Beyond, is an ed-tech platform that matches student interests with potential tech careers through an inclusive chat bot experience.

By leveraging gamification and incentives to help students learn tech skills, Naomi is on a mission to improve diverse representation in STEM. She is also the founder and former chief executive for BB Market, a digital marketing company that serves public figures and global brands reaching millions of users a week.

Naomi currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia, and in her free time she enjoys exploring the fashion industry as a Ford model.

You can check out her Instagram here.

Ricky and I talk all things purpose, passions & career in this episode, I hope you enjoy! 
Ricky is a NYC based entrepreneur who retired as a hairstylist to launch a company in tech aiding black and queer creative leaders. 

Ricky- also known as Seto McCoy, has a variety of talents that have opened doors for him to partner with many brands such as Puma, Apple & Footlocker and work with influential figures such as Saweetie, June Ambrose & more.

The St. Louis native developed a search engine called Slick, to provide a resource destination for the queer and creative community. Since fully launching in 2019, Ricky has received extensive praise from many reputable sources including Vogue and gained notoriety amongst peers and business lovers across the industry.

His dream is to be one of the most sought out bosses and creatives of our generation creating wealth and space for the black and queer community. 

Laurise is most known for her work as the former Head of Social and founding member of r29unbothered, the Refinery29's IG for Black female empowerment.

As an industry leader in all things audience development and digital growth, she has always found herself at the intersection of culture and style.

In addition to her work at Refinery29, Laurise has also created social media content and strategy for Fox Searchlight, MTV, ELLE magazine, Bustle, Seventeen magazine, Girls' Life magazine, Harper's Bazaar, Instagram, Urban Outfitters, and Victor Glemaud.

As a style influencer, the creative has worked with brands like Macy’s, Olive & June, The Folklore, Pantene, Emerge Haircare, ASOS, ULTA, and more.

To learn more about Laurise and to follow her upcoming projects make sure to head over to her page and give her a follow! @lauriseirl